- jooubachi queen bee, queen wasp
Use this noun for the single reproductive female in a bee or wasp colony, especially in science or beekeeping contexts.
女王蜂は巣の中で卵を産みます。
Joōbachi wa su no naka de tamago o umimasu.
The queen bee lays eggs in the hive.
その蜂の群れには女王蜂が一匹だけいる。
Sono hachi no mure ni wa joōbachi ga ippiki dake iru.
There is only one queen bee in that bee colony.
⚖️ Do not confuse with 女王 (joō, queen), which refers to a female monarch, not an insect.
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